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Yelü Xiuge

Yelü Xiuge

Liao Dynasty general

Yelü Xiuge (耶律休哥) (died 998) was an important Khitan general and politician in imperial China's Liao dynasty. He commanded a disciplined army and fought the Song forces for several decades, taking care to not harm any innocent individual. The History of Liao records that adults in Song Dynasty would yell "Here comes Yuyue (于越; Yelü Xiuge's title)!" to stop children from crying.

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Yelü Xiuge's tomb was discovered in 2002 in Fuxin, Liaoning Province of China.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    (in Chinese) 辽宁发现辽代名将古墓群 考古专家列举三大悬念


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